Vermont is the only state true to the founders concept. The Second Amendment is your permit there.
While the founders had it right, the reality of the situation is quite different. In Vermont, if you are a law abiding citizen and use a firearm to defend yourself, I can almost guarantee that you will be prosecuted by the county attorneys for some sort of homicide charge. If on the other hand, if you are a lowlife thug/criminal and murder someone or commit a straw purchase, since you obviously have issues (self esteem, fill in the excuse blank), you will get off with a slap on the wrist.
There was a shooting in Vermont awhile back. The gun was straw purchased and later used to kill someone in a drug deal. They let the suspect out with no bail and he skipped town and later shot and paralyzed someone in Arizona. The straw purchaser got 90 days of a suspended sentence.
Another guy kill someone who had been threatening and taunting him for months. The dead guy cornered the defender and was attacking him with with an ax handle. The defender got 5 years in prison.
Another guy was being attacked with an ax. The defender shot the killed the attacker with a rifle as the attacker was turning around. Grand jury did not find sufficient evidence to try the guy. The county attorney was not satisfied and later found a reason to try him for manslaughter.
Another guy was threaten for weeks by a co-worker and had publicly stated he was going to kill the guy. The guy came after him and the defender shot and killed him. As he was laying on the ground, the defender hit him on the head with the pistol. The defender plea bargained and got 7 years.
And the stories go on. While the states constitution protects the right of firearm ownership, the county attorneys actively prosecute any apparent act of self-defense as murder or manslaughter. Bottomline, protect yourself and get ready to stand trial.